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LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN: Phoenix

Pictured, singer Thomas Mars. Inside the Anderson High School gym in Austin, Texas, French band Phoenix blasted through a set that included such fan favorites as “Lisztomania” and “Long Distance Call” and selections from their most recent album, "Bankrupt!," before singer Thomas Mars invited the audience to join them on stage at the home of theTrojans for a thrilling, chaotic rendition of “1901.”
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Pictured, singer Thomas Mars. Inside the Anderson High School gym in Austin, Texas, French band Phoenix blasted through a set that included such fan favorites as “Lisztomania” and “Long Distance Call” and selections from their most recent album, "Bankrupt!," before singer Thomas Mars invited the audience to join them on stage at the home of theTrojans for a thrilling, chaotic rendition of “1901.”

Airs Friday, April 25, 2014 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Celebrating its fifth year on public television, the innovative concert series LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN rolls out six brand-new episodes featuring Billboard-topping, Grammy-winning artists performing in intimate venues ranging from a historic theater in Los Angeles to a high-school gymnasium in Austin, Texas.

Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars, Thomas Hedlund, Deck d'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai of the French band Phoenix. Inside the Anderson High School gym in Austin, Texas, Phoenix blasted through a set that included such fan favorites as “Lisztomania” and “Long Distance Call” and selections from their most recent album, "Bankrupt!"
Courtesy of Glen Brown
Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars, Thomas Hedlund, Deck d'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai of the French band Phoenix. Inside the Anderson High School gym in Austin, Texas, Phoenix blasted through a set that included such fan favorites as “Lisztomania” and “Long Distance Call” and selections from their most recent album, "Bankrupt!"
Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Hedlund, Thomas Mars of the French band Phoenix. Inside the Anderson High School gym in Austin, Texas, French band Phoenix blasted through a set that included such fan favorites as “Lisztomania” and “Long Distance Call” and selections from their most recent album, "Bankrupt!"
Courtesy of Glen Brown
Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Hedlund, Thomas Mars of the French band Phoenix. Inside the Anderson High School gym in Austin, Texas, French band Phoenix blasted through a set that included such fan favorites as “Lisztomania” and “Long Distance Call” and selections from their most recent album, "Bankrupt!"

This season, nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow delivers a powerhouse performance in the ornate Grand Ballroom of The Plaza hotel in New York City. Crow tears through 18 songs, leading her six-piece band in a career-spanning set that includes her breakthrough hit, "All I Wanna Do," right up to her new single, "Callin' Me When I'm Lonely." Other acts include French superstars Phoenix ("Lisztomania"), singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles ("Gravity") and indie rockers Vampire Weekend ("A-Punk").

"Phoenix" - It was a school night to remember when Phoenix performed a spectacular show in the gym at Anderson High School in Austin, Texas on October 7, 2013.

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The French band blasted through a set that included such fan favorites as “Lisztomania” and “Long Distance Call” and selections from their most recent album, "Bankrupt!," before singer Thomas Mars invited the audience to join them on stage at the home of the Trojans for a thrilling, chaotic rendition of “1901.”

Their set list includes "Entertainment," "Lasso," "Lisztomania," "Long Distance Call," "Don’t," "The Real Thing," "Too Young," "Girlfriend," "S.O.S. In Bel Air," "Run Run Run," "Trying To Be Cool," "Drakkar Noir," "Chloroform," "Consolation Prizes," "Armistice" and "1901."

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